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WHO hopes US will reconsider withdrawal from global health agency

By Thomson Reuters Jan 21, 2025 | 4:15 AM

GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that it regrets U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the global agency and hopes that it will change its mind.

“We hope that United States will reconsider, and we really hope that there will be constructive dialogue for the benefit of everyone, for Americans but also for people around the world,” WHO spokesperson Tarik Jašarević told a Geneva press briefing.

(Reporting by Emma Farge, Editing by Friederike Heine)